| Main: | The British Soap Awards |
| Presenter: | Various |
| Location: | Palace Theatre, Manchester |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| Previous: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2016 |
| Host: | Phillip Schofield |
| Most Awards: | EastEnders (8) |
The 2015 British Soap Awards honoured the best in British soap operas throughout 2014 and 2015. The ceremony was held on 16 May 2015 at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, and was later broadcast on ITV1 and STV. The publicly voted categories were announced on 30 March 2015, with the vote opening that same day.[1] This included a longlist for the Best Actress and Actor awards.[2] The shortlist, including panel nominations, was released on 27 April 2015.[3] The accolades for Sexiest Female and Male, which were formerly voted for by the public, were axed for this ceremony. This was due to reports of cast members being embarrassed by the accolade.[4]
BBC soap EastEnders won all three of the viewer-voted categories, including Best British Soap, as well as taking home the most awards of the night, with eight wins.[5] ITV soap Coronation Street won two awards, including the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement, with Anne Kirkbride posthumously winning for her role as Deirdre Barlow.[6] Fellow ITV soap Emmerdale also won two awards, while BBC soap Doctors picked up one award; the Best Newcomer accolade for Jessica Regan's portrayal of Niamh Donoghue.[7] Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks also got one award.[8]
| Award | Winner | Nominees | |
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| Best Comedy Performance | Sally Dynevor (Sally Webster in Coronation Street) |
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| Best Dramatic Performance | Kellie Bright (Linda Carter in EastEnders) |
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| Best Newcomer | Jessica Regan (Niamh Donoghue in Doctors) |
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| Best On-Screen Partnership | Adam Woodyatt and Laurie Brett (Ian and Jane Beale in EastEnders) |
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| Best Single Episode | "EastEnders Live" (EastEnders) | ||
| Best Storyline | Who Killed Lucy Beale? (EastEnders) | ||
| Best Young Performance | Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor in Emmerdale) |
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| Outstanding Achievement | Anne Kirkbride (Deirdre Barlow in Coronation Street) | ||
| Outstanding Achievement Award (off-screen) | Rob Gittins (EastEnders writer) | ||
| Social Issue Storyline | |||
| Spectacular Scene of the Year | Donna's Goodbye (Emmerdale) | ||
| Villain of the Year | Jeremy Sheffield (Patrick Blake in Hollyoaks) |
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| Soap opera | Wins | |
|---|---|---|
| EastEnders | 8 | |
| Coronation Street | 2 | |
| Emmerdale | 2 | |
| Doctors | 1 | |
| Hollyoaks | 1 |